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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

Application filedFebruary 8, 1917. Serial No. 147,471.

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, OTHO M.,'OTTE, acitizen of the United States, residing-at the city of Jamestown, in the county of Chau- "tauqua and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sunken Drawer Pulls or Handles, of whlch the following, taken 1n connectlon with the accompanying drawings, is a specifi. ation. i The invention relates to handles for drawers, doors and similar devices; and the object of the improvement is to provide asunken draw or handle for sheet metal doors and drawers without. perforating the same,

' whi h is flush with the surface of the drawer or door thereby being out of the way and not catching on wearing apparel or being liable to accidental removal by articles striking the same, also permitting the closure of doors over the same; and the invention (onsists in the novel features and com- 'binations hereinafter set forth and claimed.

Inthe drawings, Figure 1 is a front ele- 'vation of the sunken pull handle as applied to the front of a door or drawer, the front 1 being broken away around the sunken portion. Fig. 2 is a sectional view at line X.X in Fig. 1 showing the construction and arrangement of theknob and sunken portion of the front with the means for holding the knob in said sunken portion without perforating the front and flush with the outer surface of the sheet. metal front. Fig. 3 is 'apersp'ectiveview of the preferred form of sprin catch for holding the knob or handle. *ig. 4 is a perspective view of a hol low knob or handle in positionv for inserting upon the spring andcatch; and Fig. 5 isan -.4. n;elevation of the springcatch with the knob in dotted section outline showing the position of the parts as theknob is pressed onto the spring cat'h. Fig. 6 is a plan view with the top portion of the knobremoved showing the spring catch in holding position therein after expanding within the knob by pressing the knob onto the spring. Fig. 7 is a se tional perspective view of a sheet metal drawer with the inwardlydepressed or sunken portion in the front for the attachment of the flush handle therein. Fig.

, 8eis a perspective view of the front of a sheet metal safe or cabinet with the door having a sunken drawer pull therein; and Fig. 9 is a crosswise sectional view through the sunken portion of the door frame as shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a perspective View of the inner side of the end of a drawer; and 'Fig. 11 is a similar view of the outer side showing the sunken portion of the sheet metal as pressed by the die. Fig. 12 is a rear side top plan View of a fragment of the front.

Like characters of reference refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 10 designates a drawer or door front as shaped from the sheet metal with the sunken portion 11 depressed therein by means of a suitable die to a sufli ient depth and breadth to permit an easy hand grip on the knob or handle 12 attached within the center of the depressed or sunken portion 11 and also to bring the outer surface of the knob 12 flush or below the outer surface of the surrounding front 10.

The knob 12 is centrally atta'hed to the front 10 within the sunken portion 11 without perforation to leave the inner side smooth, by means of a spring 13 which is preferably made U-shaped and attached to the sheet metal 10 at the bottom of the de- 14 of the spring 13 are given a return bend with an outward inclination which causes the ends 14 to act as engaging barbs.

The knob" or handle 12 is provided with an opening 15 therein, being made hollow so as to be light and at the same time provide the proper opening to receive the outwardly projecting prongs or barbs 14 of the spring 13,'said opening 15 having a narrow portionor throat 16 and an, inner enlargement 1'? in the head of the handle so shaped that the ends 14 of thespring 13 .are pressed toward one another as the knob or handle 12 is pressed onto the spring 13 until said ends 14 pass through the throat 16 and expand out ,into the enlarged portion 17 firmly engaging the wall of said enlarged portion, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, thereby anchoring the knob 12 firmly in position within the sunken portion 11. The length of the legs of the spring 13 and the return bend ends 14 are proportioned to the length of the throat portion 16 of the opening within the knob 12 so as to firmly secure or look the knob 12 against the sheet metal around the base of the spring 13.

It is apparentth'at the shape ofthe spring 12 as Well as the handle 12 and the depression 11 may be changed in design Without i other "ends of thelags of "said u shaped 13, and of the opening 15 Within the handle departing from the spirit of my invention,

the purpose being to provide a simple sunken handle Which; can be .quickly and i the sheet metal front-"as describedgthereby providing a smooth interior surface for the portion 11 for the drawer frontlO, so that easily assembled byspot Welding the spring spring having return bends, and a handle having 'angopeningfltherein with a contracted entrance throat to receive said spring into expanded engagement When said handle is pressed onto said spring.

* 1; In a flash handle structure, .a metal 7, front havinga sunken portion therein, a

13 Within the sunken portion 11' and 'press- 'ing the handle 12 onto the spring13, from which it cannot be,-'rem0ved- Without fracture ofthe spring 13.01 knob 1201:. both spring andknob.

As shown in Figs, 2,'7 12,Ithe sunken U shaped spring spot Welded Within said sunken portion,, at.the bottom. of said; U,

aihandle having opening. therein with a portion 11 isforrned by pressing thesheet metal inwardly in the desiredfshapeby a suitable die which forins smooth rounded edges around the sunken portion 11., The handle 12 is attached. Within the, depressed or sunken portion 11 ithout perforating there is no projection: tohurt'the handor catch and tear the contents tthe drawer and so that the drawer front 10 can bemade of a single thickness ioffsheetlimetal. This arrangementattains a simple and strong flush handle constr'uctionatlo'wcost that is nea dyeenve nt an h s z-plea ng Pe ce I .1 In a flush'handle.structure,a front haying; s'unke'nyportion, a spring attached Within said sunken portion having engaging proj ectionsQ thereon, and a handle having-a head With an opening. in the, head "adapted to' receivesaid proj est-ions in said "opening in anchoringrattachlnent;

2. In a flush handle structure a front having a *sunken' portion, a spring attached to said front'qin said sunken portion, projecting return bend-ends onsaid spring, and a knob having an opening-therein with a contracted entrance throat to receive said spring there- "Copies 01 this patent may be obtained for narrowed throat, and the. :outer endslot' said U-shapedspringlturned outward to expand netalI fronts, a relatively. ,thin imperfo'rate concave-convex;part forined in the front by depressing "an integral" part of the front whereby said part and front are. unitary: and

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